United States / May 29, 1953 / NR
A Great and Spectacular Drama!
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Jean Simmons portrays young Bess in this rich tapestry of a film that traces the tumultuous, danger-fraught years from Elizabeth's birth to her unexpected ascension to the throne at a mere 25. Charles Laughton reprises his Academy Award®-winning* role as her formidable father Henry VIII. Deborah Kerr plays her last stepmother (and Henry's last of six wives), gentle Catherine Parr. And Simmons' then real-life husband, Stewart Granger, adds heroics as Lord Admiral Thomas Seymour. In a resplendent world of adventure, romance and court intrigue, Young Bess reigns.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cecil Kellaway | Mr. Parry |
| Rex Thompson | Prince Edward / King Edward VI |
| Robert Arthur | Barnaby |
| Leo G. Carroll | Mr. Mums |
| Norma Varden | Lady Tyrwhitt |
| Alan Napier | Robert Tyrwhitt |
| Noreen Corcoran | Bess as a child |
| Ivan Triesault | Danish Envoy |
| Elaine Stewart | Anne Boleyn |
| Dawn Addams | Kate Howard |
| Doris Lloyd | Mother Jack |
| Lumsden Hare | Archbishop Cranmer |
| Lester Matthews | Sir William Paget |
| Patrick Whyte | Officer |
Genres
DramaHistoryRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Young Bess |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 29 maggio 1953 |
| Production | Sidney Franklin |
| Writer | Margaret Irwin, Arthur Wimperis, Jan Lustig |
| Editing | Ralph E. Winters, Henri Jaffa |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Assistant directors | George Rhein, George Sidney |
| Camera operators | Charles Rosher |
| Additional photography | Charles Rosher |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, Jack D. Moore, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, Jack D. Moore, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Jack D. Moore, Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary |
| Special effects | A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe |
| Music | Miklós Rózsa, Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa, Douglas Shearer |
| Costume design | Walter Plunkett, Sydney Guilaroff, William Tuttle |
| Makeup | William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff, Walter Plunkett |
| Hairstyling | Sydney Guilaroff, William Tuttle, Walter Plunkett |
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